Temple Beth Or - Brick, New Jersey

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Services

Temple Beth Or has Sabbath services every Friday evening at 8:00 PM and every Shabbat morning at 9:30 AM. A daily minyan is held each weekday evening. Once a month the young people of our Kadima and USY chapters conduct a Youth Service, and we also have and active and well attended Junior Congregation that meets two Saturday mornings a month. A unique offering for Temple Beth Or is our Tot Shabbat Friday evening service, exclusively for younger children up to age 8 and their parents.

Library

Temple Beth Or's library contains more than 1,000 titles of general Jewish interest. Supported almost entirely by donations, the library is available for use by anyone in the community. The congregation is very proud of its library.

Affiliations

Temple Beth Or is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

The Jewish Theological Seminary of America is the premier center for the academic study of Judaism in North America and the spiritual center of Conservative Judaism. The Seminary has a student body exceeding 550 and a faculty of some one hundred full-time and part-time scholars.

United States Synagogue Youth (USY) is the high school age youth program affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The Brick chapter holds monthly programs including social, social action, religious and educational ones. Our USY chapter participates in regional conclaves and conventions of HAGALIL Region USY. In addition, USYers may participate in national and international USY programs.

Kadima is the seventh and eighth grade youth program affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The Brick chapter participates in a variety of programs with primary emphasis on social ones. The Kadimaniks have the opportunity to attend a regional Kadima convention each year.

Both USY and Kadima are directed by a professional youth director who works closely with the congregation's officers.

The purpose of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism is to perpetuate Jewish living in the home, synagogue and community. To this end, the content and scheduling of events are varied to attract a diverse group of women who demonstrate their commitment to Judaism and the synagogue by participating in Women's League activities.